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Nearly 300 people killed by mines since beginning of full-scale war

Wednesday, 27 December 2023, 17:51
Nearly 300 people killed by mines since beginning of full-scale war
Khorunzhyi. Screenshot from the 27 December briefing

Explosive devices have killed 277 people on the territory controlled by Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion.

Source: Oleksandr Khorunzhyi, spokesperson for the State Emergency Service (SES) of Ukraine, during the briefing in Ukraine-Ukrinform Media Center

Quote: "Since the beginning of the large-scale invasion, 277 people have been killed by explosive devices, including 14 children. 608 citizens were injured, including 74 children.

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Details: According to Khorunzhyi, since the beginning of the full-scale war, rescue workers have cleared 464,000 explosive devices. The most active mine clearance continues in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson and Mykolaiv oblasts. 

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